September 2008

My friend Laurel Papworth will be in Adelaide on Thursday 20th November as part of the Adelaide leg of the national CPA Congress.
Leveraging the power of social networking – the rise of the corporate Facebook Laurel Papworth, CEO, World Communities
Myspace, Facebook, YouTube and other social media sites are but [...]

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Surely not? Say it isn’t so?
But, alas, my ol’ mucker Gerry McCusker points me to an advertising agency that somehow managed to have exactly the same brainstorm idea as a chap called Cyriak.
From Simon Bronson and ‘You Thought We Wouldn’t Notice’ site, it’s bad PR time for ad agency DDB (in Sweden) and its [...]

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I normally leave politics to my exceptionally able friend and colleague Trevor Cook who focuses on the bigger issues (like StroganoffGate), but last night in bed I read the Costello Memoirs.
Actually, the book was "Not the Costello Memoirs", as told to Walter Slurry.
To give you an example of what sort of tone this gem of [...]

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The Future of Artificial Intelligence: AI 60 What Do Virtual Worlds Mean for Business?
I'm quoted in this article, but don't remember being interviewed for it. Anyway, an interesting article nonetheless, on business and 3d virtual worlds.
(tags: secondlife virtualworlds business)

Why I Stopped Reading Blogs (for a while) | Common Craft - Explanations In Plain English
WOW! I [...]

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According to http://twitter.grader.com/leehopkins I am score 95 out of a possible 100 for my twitter behaviour.
Cool… I think.
Technorati Tags: twitter, @grader, @leehopkins

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ANU - Australian National Dictionary Centre - ANDC
A dictionary about Australia by Australians, for aliens — and new Australians too
(tags: australia dictionary english australian words)

Sometimes you just need hard copy | Strive Notes
Sherrilynne Starkie with a great post on why print will never die
(tags: hardcopy print strive)

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Yesterday I attempted to persuade senior HR folks of the necessity to allow social networking at work. I was presenting at the Adelaide leg of the Australian HR Industry’s annual roadshow, attempting to answer the question ‘Should Social Networking be allowed in the workplace?’
My view is strongly ‘YES!’ and here’s why:
We ask of new [...]

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